Astra Explained

Astra (Latin for "stars") may refer to:

People

• Astra (name)

Places

• Astra, Chubut, a village in Argentina
• Astra (Isauria), a town of ancient Isauria, now in Turkey
• Astra, one suggested name for a hypothetical fifth planet that became the asteroid belt

Entertainment

• Astra (Marvel Comics), the name of two otherwise unrelated Marvel Comics characters from 1977 and 1999, respectively
• Astra (DC Comics)
• Astra (film), a 2012 Bengali film
• Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association
• ASTRA Awards, annual awards presented by the Australian subscription television industry
• Astra, a character in the TV series Ultraman Leo

Music

• Astra Chamber Music Society, a Melbourne, Australia concert organization, formed in 1951
• Astra (band), an American psychedelic and progressive rock band
• Astra (album), a 1985 release by Asia
• Astra, a 1990 composition by Charles Wuorinen

Sports

• FC Astra Giurgiu, a Romanian football club, currently playing in Liga I
• Astra Krotoszyn, a Polish sports club
• Astra Giurgiu, a Romanian sports club
• Los Angeles Astra, a women's ultimate team in the Western Ultimate League (WUL)

Software

• Trillian Astra, a codename for a version of Trillian instant messaging (IM) client
• Astra (software), software to organize digital broadcasting services for TV operators and broadcasters, etc.

Transportation

Automobiles

• Astra (1920 automobile), built by American company Dorris Motors
• Astra (1922 automobile), French cyclecar made by E Pasquet
• Astra (1930 automobile), shown by Belgian company Automobiles Astra, but never produced
• Astra (1954 automobile), built by British Anzani until 1959
• Astra Veicoli Industriali, Italian truck manufacturer, a subsidiary of IVECO
• Astra Bus, a bus manufacturer based in Romania
• Vauxhall Astra, British GM brand since 1979, originally a version of the Opel Kadett
• Holden Astra, Australian version of the Nissan Pulsar, 1984–1989; version of the Opel Astra since 1995
• Opel Astra, produced since 1991; also known as the Chevrolet Astra and Saturn Astra

Aviation

• IAI Astra, Israel Aircraft Industries-manufactured twin-engine business jet
• A Handley Page Hinaidi prototype, later used for barnstorming in England under the name Astra
• Stellar Astra, American ultralight trike design
• Ultralight Engineering Astra, ultralight aircraft
• Société Astra, French airship and aeroplane manufacturer
• Astra Airlines, an airline based in Thessaloniki, Greece

Rail

• Astra Rail Industries, a Romanian rail vehicle manufacturer
• Astra Vagoane Călători, a passenger rail and tram cars manufacturer in Arad, Romania

Spaceflight

• Association in Scotland to Research into Astronautics, a Scottish space advocacy group
• Astra (American spaceflight company), a US launch service provider with its rocket Astra
• ASTRA program, a German future launcher technology research program from 1995 to 2005
• SES Astra, a subsidiary of SES that owns and operates communications satellites
• Astra (satellite), a family of satellites operated by SES S.A. through SES Astra

Military and weaponry

• Astra (weapon), a supernatural weapon in Hindu mythology
• Astra (missile)
• Astra-Unceta y Cia SA Spanish weapons manufacturer

Other uses

• Astra (beer)
• Astra (horse)
• Astra AB, former international pharmaceutical company based in Sweden
• Astra International, Indonesian conglomerate
• ASTRA (reactor), Adaptierter Schwimmbecken-Typ-Reaktor Austria, a type of nuclear reactor
• American Specialty Toy Retailing Association
• Transylvanian Association for Romanian Literature and the Culture of the Romanian People (abbreviated as ASTRA in Romanian)
• ASTRA, a branch of Altrusa International, Inc
• AstraSat, a former South African satellite television service

See also

• • Ad astra (disambiguation), a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars"
• Astro (disambiguation)